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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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